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Alex Meixner “The Oktoberfest Man”

By Kellie B. Gormly When people attend an Oktoberfest where polka musician Alex Meixner is playing, they will walk onto an energetic dance floor where people groove to German folk favorites like the chicken ... Read More...

Book Profiles Church Records Important for German Americans

By James M. Beidler There’s a new book that every family historian needs, especially one with German-speaking roots. That’s because it’s about church records, which readers of this column have seen mentioned... Read More...

Terrific Tübingen

Small steps, narrow alleys and pointed gables shape this Swabian university town. By Wibke Carter • Photographs Courtesy Wibke Carter The students of Tübingen are a special breed. They organize themselves i... Read More...

Berlin: A World City of Distinction

From 11/4 to 11/10, 2019 Berlin celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Courtesy German National Tourist Board What does Berlin have that other world cit... Read More...

The Alpine Wurst & Meat House Wins International Recognition

For over 41 years, The Alpine Wurst & Meat House of Honesdale, PA has manufactured German sausages, cold cuts and meats which are produced in Klaus Eifert’s tradition of making things the old German way. Al... Read More...

MISS GERMAN-AMERICA 2019 AND HER COURT

The German-American Steuben Parade Committee of Greater NY Announces MISS GERMAN-AMERICA 2019 AND HER COURT for the 62nd Annual German-American Steuben Parade The German-American Steuben Parade Committee o... Read More...

German and American Genealogical Differences

By James M. Beidler Just as “time and place” are a set of cross-hairs that determine what records exist for a particular era and locality during the life of a particular ancestor, there are a fair number of ... Read More...

Don Heinrich Tolzmann Collection Now Available for Research

Courtesy University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library The University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library announces the opening of the Don Heinrich Tolzmann German-Americana Collection. ... Read More...

Celebrating German-American Friendship Day in El Paso, Texas

Germans and Americans gathered at the Southwest University Ballpark in El Paso, TX to celebrate German-American Night on May 21, 2019. The event, which was organized by the German Air Force Air Defense Center, ... Read More...

The Tenacious Dr. Ludanyi

Celebrating the leader of the Connecticut German Saturday Schools. By Polly Tafrate • Photographs Courtesy Polly Tafrate On opening day over 100 students walked through the doors of the German Saturday Sc... Read More...

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